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Abundance of nicenesshttp://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?16509-Abundance-of-niceness&goto=newpost
Sat, 11 Aug 2018 13:06:36 GMTThat is how I feel, is that there is an abundance of niceness right now. Some of it is appreciation of niceness, and I really and appreciating the...That is how I feel, is that there is an abundance of niceness right now. Some of it is appreciation of niceness, and I really and appreciating the appreciation.

My daughter got inspired to work on her resume, apply for some jobs and, gasp, ask for help! Her good friend from middle school visited and he is working in HR. He took her camping and hiking (niceness) and she took time off to spend with him since at 27 he is already in a divorce (niceness). So instead of feeling beat up by someone doing better in career she got inspired because why? He is so stinkin' nice. Then I went over and worked on her resume and a draft cover letter without her getting defeated, defensive, etc. Mutual niceness.

I just got a letter from the neighbors we had in our last apartment. The lady next door was in her 90's and she loved my son's girlfriend just from saying hi in the hall. Helen gave us a christmas present of candy (and she was Jewish), so we gave her this shawl that I bought extra for a gift. She loved that thing and wore it all that time. Then another neighbor moved in, a young guy from Israel with nothing but a duffle bag. So the son of Helen introduced us so the young guy could borrow a can opener or something. I ended up giving him a lot of furniture when I moved because I didn't want to pay storage and no one wanted to buy them. So he sent me a thank you and I asked him to give my address to Helen's son for when she passed. I just got a card saying she had passed, that she was still using that shawl, and the holiday card my kids gave to her.

Just a dang lot of niceness here!!!
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Sun, 29 Jul 2018 23:42:59 GMTOkay back from retreat and I can't really explain how amazing it was. If you want to see pictures of where I was check out Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center. This won't capture it but I can share some things.

The practice in nature was so perfect, we practiced outside every morning about 6 am, one morning it was overlooking 5 moose having breakfast in the meadow and meditating with us! Then breakfast and pack a lunch to be out until 1 or 2 depending on the rain forecast. In the evening whenever possible practice and dharma talk in a clearing with a 'fire' (fire ban in Colorado so a battery lamp). Everyone had a solo, 48 hours camping alone in the forest which included only the food you could keep in a bear can. Some people had bear or moose really close, my animal encounter was a hummingbird who flew so close to my face that my bangs were fluttering.

The group was the best I ever sat retreat with. Very cohesive and strong practice. The retreat manager who has been doing this for decades said it was the strongest practice she had seen which spoke to our collective effort. The only way to describe it was that we had 3 bathrooms, only one shower (2 showers each allowed over 8 days) and 30 people. There was no bathroom conflict.

Since this place is a little over an hour from my house I am going to the next work day with my sewing machine because the curtains were just bad! A large house built in the 30's of course, but I can offer this as my support.

Tomorrow check out at work, Thursday start my new job,
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Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:58:24 GMTI leave saturday, drive a few people with me, and end up in the hills outside boulder for 8 day silent retreat,
AaaaahI leave saturday, drive a few people with me, and end up in the hills outside boulder for 8 day silent retreat,

Aaaaah
]]>Zoe Girlhttp://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?16427-Aaah-retreat-prepdoing something nice, for self or otherhttp://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?16419-doing-something-nice-for-self-or-other&goto=newpost
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:45:37 GMTI have a feeling about doing a very small thing for someone, and if you look at it as deserving then they have not earned anything really. However it...I have a feeling about doing a very small thing for someone, and if you look at it as deserving then they have not earned anything really. However it is not about them, I find when I follow through on these intuitions it is a good thing. I almost never find out what happened or if there was any impact later, but I go forward as if it may have. In some ways maybe it is selfish, well I think it would be if I got attached to being a good person or finding out I made some awesome difference. But letting it go just means it is one thing you do and move on.

In thinking about this I think it can be a way of clearing the air and releasing from someone who does not deserve a kind gesture, restoring the balance in myself in fact.
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